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The Iconic REEF Fanning Sandal Just Hit Legal Drinking Age

Four new models join the family of clever, beach-bum approved sandals featuring a bottle opener in the sole

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The Golf Round That Built a Bourbon Empire
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The Rise of Prediction Culture
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music
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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

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What We're Buying
Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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Lifestyle
The Anti-Algorithm Guide to Discovering New Music

Streaming made music infinite. Which made discovery harder. Here’s how we’re finding our way back.

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The Color Combos I’m Wearing a Lot Right Now

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle
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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

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50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He’s 50

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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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150 Years of Bulova: The Watch Documentary You Didn’t Know You Needed

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I Went Down a Nixon Watch Rabbit Hole. Here Are the 4 Most Surprising Details I Found

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Mastercard Fingerprint Scanning Credit Card

In a move that's sure to have security experts up in arms, Mastercard is testing fingerprint scanning credit cards in South Africa. Designed to take the place of the PIN when using a chip and PIN reader, the card authenticates your fingerprint from the bottom right sensor with an encrypted…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The 11 Best Soundbars Money Can Buy

Soundbars have come a long way since they were considered a cheap alternative to a "real surround sound system." While the individual requirements are going to vary from person to person based on TV size, room configuration and cost, there are plenty of great soundbar options out there for those…

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‘The Keepers’ Is the Next ‘Making a Murderer’

Most people watched Making a Murderer over the course of a day or two. They didn't sleep. They binged the episodes and then wrote letters about the injustice done to Brendan Dassey. Well, fans, get ready for another night or two without shuteye. The Keepers is your next obsession. The seven-part series…

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8 New Apps You Should Know

Instead of wading through the massive amount of new app releases searching for a few diamonds in the rough, just let us be your guide. This is a collection of our favorite new apps for both iOS and Android for your downloading pleasure. RadioPublic With more than 250,000 podcasts and…

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Own Matthew McConaughey’s Truck From ‘True Detective’

Looking for an interesting, new-to-you pickup truck that isn't short on character or mileage? Now's your chance to own Matthew McConaughey's Ford F250 from True Detective. The pickup truck driven by Rust Cohle through one of the most epic seasons of television ever was donated by writer Nic Pizzolatto and…

By Cooper Fleishman
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